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MorganCOUNTY

Established: January 5, 1833ParentCounty:
CooperCounty Seat: Versailles
Named After: Daniel Morgan, a Revolutionary War general

The settlement of this area began
in the 1820s. The county was organized on January 5, 1833. MorganCounty's first courthouse in Versailles
was a log building that was purchased and reconstructed on the square in
1836. It remained in use until 1843, when it was removed for the construction
of a more permanent building. Construction was completed in 1844. It was a
rectangular, two-story, brick building. The voters agreed to the building of
a new courthouse in 1884. While under construction, the old courthouse was
destroyed by fire.

The northern half of the county is
prairie land while the southern half is wooded hills and bottomlands. The
county consists of 594 square miles and has an approximate population of
20,000. The economy of MorganCounty
was altered by the construction of the Bagnell Dam (1929-1931) and the
formation of the Lake of the Ozarks along its southern
border.